Duration
4h Th, 36h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in bioengineering : chemistry and bio-industries (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Christian Damblon, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Loïc Quinton, Aurore Richel
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
After some theoretical complements given in the form of ex-cathedra courses, the students will be given a project which aims at extracting, purifying and characterizing completely from a chemical point of view (in view of their valorization) a molecule or a class of biobasedmolecules. A bibliographic study and visits to companies will allow students to prepare the manipulations they will perform in the laboratory. At the end of the experimentation, students will be asked to write a scientific article in English according to the format of the chosen journal.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Carry out a bibliographic research on a targeted topic;
- Choose and apply the appropriate protocols for the extraction and purification of bio-based molecules;
- Characterize completely by a combination of spectrometric techniques, in particular, bio-sourced molecules and interpret these data;
- Take a critical look at the valorization of bio-sourced molecules after possible chemical or enzymatic modifications;
- Write a scientific article in English based on the data they have generated.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge in organic chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mainly laboratory-based activities in a problem-based learning format
Attendance at all lab sessions is mandatory.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Activities mainly in the laboratory
Recommended or required readings
Articles from the scientific literature
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Attendance at labs is mandatory.
Written report (100%)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
A part of the laboratories could be organized on the site of Liege
Contacts
Aurore Richel (a.richel@ulg.ac.be)
Marie-Laure Fauconnier (marie-laure.fauconnier@ulg.ac.be)
Christian Damblon (c.damblon@ulg.ac.be)